Red Bay Coffee

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Wholesale specialty coffee, hand-roasted in Oakland, CA

From seed to cup, Red Bay is devoted to sourcing, roasting and delivering the best and most beautiful coffee to the people. We work globally to source high quality, sustainable and fair trade coffees. We work locally to roast and serve excellent coffee, provide outstanding service, and live our mission of inclusion and diversity.

Just this year, Oakland was ranked the best city for coffee in the U.S. and Red Bay is leading the pack—creating opportunities for our local community while fostering single origin, fair trade, and sustainable coffees. We've earned the privilege of providing coffee to some of the biggest tech names: Uber, Salesforce, Twitter and more. They love our coffee and they're located in our back yard. We aim to build upon that wholesale business and our individual retail locations to expand nationwide.

BEAUTIFUL COFFEE TO THE PEOPLE

RED BAY COFFEE was founded in 2014 by Keba Konte a renowned local artist and successful food entrepreneur, with 10 years experience in the specialty coffee and hospitality industry. Red Bay Coffee is building a global community through our commitment to sourcing, developing, roasting and delivering the best and most beautiful coffee to the people. Every day we strive to develop beautiful coffees, fair relations, and delicious approaches to living. We focus on creating opportunities within the community at large while fostering single origin, fair trade, direct trade, organic and sustainable coffees. We believe in the creation of a value chain emphasizing ethics and diversity, not just a supply and demand chain. We envision a world in which coffee is a vehicle for inclusion, social and economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, innovation, and environmental sustainability.

Reviews

Sean Daniel Murphy–07/03/2016

Any investment starts with the entrepreneur. Keba is not just an amazing entrepreneur – he’s a good job creator, community builder and visionary leader. This kind of leadership transcends the Red Bay Coffee culture, team, and is the secret ingredient in every bean roasted out of their Oakland headquarters. If you believe in small business, good jobs, and building an equitable community invest in Red Bay Coffee and be apart of the “brewing” of something special.
Sean Daniel Murphy
CEO of ICA Fund Good Jobs, Investor